Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-05-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Arizona
 A man styling himself the Doctor o
 HelP has been entertaining the citizen:
 of Tucson
 The Tucson earthquake shook up the
 nerves of book agent to such an ex
 tent that he has gone crazy
 President Haggaman, of the Colorado
 Midland, says that Ina; read will be
 opened to LeadviIle by August.
 Justice William B. Woods, of the
 United States supreme court died in
 Washington, on Saturday. of dropsy.
 The only condition that the people oi
 this territory would consent to the return
 of the Chiricahuas would be for their
 execution.
 The JoURNAL-MINER- as usual, was
 the first paper in the territory to an
 nounce the death of Arizona's first gov-
 ernor-Iohn \. Goodwin.
 Santa Fe had a sensation the other
 day caused by the attempt of Denver
 man to shoot the deputy revenue coi- lector, who had alienaied his wife's af fections.
 A Chicago doctor threatened his scornful sweethear, ,ha, he would wait till she died and steal her out of her coffin. The Chicago lover is bound to get the dead wood on his girl if he can.
 The Star In;imates tha, new gover- nor for Arizona IS among the probabili- ties of the near future. We have heard ,he same thing hinted at by others who are well up in political matters, but we do not give the rumor much credence
 The Chicago lnter-Ocean promulgated a bit of condensed wisdom which citizens of some other towns should learn by heart when it said: "A town or coun- try don't often have much of a boom when the citizens of the locality are asleep, or too modest 10 talk about Ii when awake.
 The Nanaimo horror in which one hundred and fifty lives were lost in coal mine, has found parallel in its con- sequences. though not in horror, in Mexico, by the distraction of the town of Bavispe by the recent earthquake. 1t is reported that one hundred and fifty lives were lost there.
 Secretary Bayard's attention has been called to the fact that B. Fruchier, an American citizen, who left California last October 10 yiSi, France, was seized on his arrival there, imprisoned, denied counsel, and forced to serve in the French army He is now in ihe Seventh regiment of the garrison of Caliors.
 Our contemporary publishes commu- nication from Governor Zulick 10 Secre ,ary Lamar, n Is issue of this morning, in which very strong protest IS made l against the return Of the red-handed Chiricshuas to this territory. It will receive hearty amen from the residents oi this territory.
 \ Paris telegram of the II sth says: The sale of crown jewels began yester- day. About two hundred fifty French | and foreign jewellers were in attendance Ten lots were disposed of, realizing 75o- GOO francs Among the articles sold was 2 diamond neklsce for I6o,5 francs, and a pair of diamond epauletts for 64. 900 francs
 Secretary Bayard has telegraphed the United States minister to Mexico in ref erence to the execution O. the three officers sentenced to death for creating a al Nogales, tha; this govern men, would view with deep regret the of penalty so extreme. and nstructs hlm 10 say that mitigation would be regarded by the United States with favor
 Some thrifty dairyman has found out now to water butter as well as milk He puts gelsiine in IL, and selatine ab orbs ten times Its weight of water, ( rhile the water thus taken up does not impair the solidity of the butter. And ' ei some people complain of the law ( hat protects the innocent dairyman from l ompeti;ion with the fraudulent ia: of man.-EN The Los Angeles Times says f has sceiyed authoritative information tha,the outhern Ugah inc wlll soon be eS- .nded from ifs present terminous 10 .os Angeles. The chief engineer and ,caiing engIneer of the Southern Pacific :, re here lSca;ing line through the N terra Msdre mountains I; is claimed lat the route will be one hundred and S' n miles shorter between Chicago and n is city than any route. - Colorado IS a big state If we take :he o flowing from the Aspen Times as a mpies of l;s greatness "A person who !" mo. see tha, the elgh; counties which ' H .m the nor,hwes, luar-r Of the State . Colorado. wIll produce more coal, ,n. marble, o!l, beef, wheat, oats, fruit, riey. hay and mineral than both New ork and Pennsylvania. and ts people worth more per capltl h twenty ars, Is surely near-sigh.ed. ignorant, ~ .~ ind or unsophis,icated.
 The editor o. inc Nex York Com rciai Bulletin. one of the keenes, po- cal observers IF that state. says: "rhe -, my George party has resolved on n. ing state convention wilh view of s-i,,, .r,a -,sx, rzuDair- ir rhiS state